WW12 Lesson 8 (Fifi)

Question 1

aborigine

Answer 1

(n)

An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers.

• The Maori, _aborigines_ of New Zealand, comprise many tribes and subtribes.

(adj)

aboriginal

Question 2

abrogate

Answer 2

(v)

To put an end to; to abolish or repeal.

• Often, one of the first acts of a dictator is to _abrogate_ the powers of the press.

Question 3

appurtenance

Answer 3

(n)

An item of equipment; an accessory.

• The _appurtenances_ that go with the apartment include an air conditioner and a washer/dryer combination.

Question 4

bivouac

Answer 4

(n)

A temporary camp or shelter.

• While following the Appalachian Trail, we looked for a sheltered, well-drained spot to set up our _bivouac_.

(v)

To stay in such a camp.

• On June 30, Ewell’s troops _bivouacked_ near a road north of Gettysburg.

Question 5

cetacean

Answer 5

(n)

A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

• The blue whale is the largest of the _cetaceans_.

(adj)

cetacean or cetaceous

Question 6

decry

Answer 6

(v)

To criticize strongly; to denounce.

• Many citizens of the world still _decry_ the failure of stronger nations to intervene in the genocidal civil war that, in the 1990s, raged in Rwanda, Africa.

Question 7

desuetude

Answer 7

(n)

A state of disuse.

• The old factory building was rescued from _desuetude_ by the city’s conversion of it to attractive, affordable housing units.

Question 8

leviathan

Answer 8

(n)

Anything that is of enormous size.

• The cruise ship was a _leviathan_ with luxury accommodations for over two thousand passengers.

Question 9

mawkish

Answer 9

(adj)

1. Excessively sentimental.
   * Because today’s greeting-card verses are so _mawkish_, I often select a humorous one instead.
2. Having an unpleasant, sickly sweet taste.
   * The _mawkish_ beverage tasted like coconut milk and overripe mango.

Question 10

misapprehend

Answer 10

(v)

To fail to understand correctly.

• So that no one _misapprehends_ the conditions of the agreement, let’s put them in writing.

(n)

missaprehension

Question 11

parochial

Answer 11

(adj)

1. Limited or narrow in scope or outlook.
   * She is of the _parochial_ view that what’s good for her state is good for the whole country.
2. Of or related to a church parish.
   * You don’t have to be a church member to teach at a _parochial_ school.

Question 12

purvey

Answer 12

(v)

To be in the business of supplying goods, especially food or provisions, for use.

• The Loxley Company has _purveyed_ bakery goods for five generations.

(n)

purveyor

Question 13

recourse

Answer 13

(n)

1. A turning to someone or something for aid.
   * You have _recourse_ to the courts if you cannot settle the dispute on your own.
2. A source of help or support.
   * Reading was his usual _recourse_ during periods of insomnia.

Question 14

replete

Answer 14

(adj)

Well supplied; full.

• His memoir is _replete_ with amusing anecdotes.

Question 15

waive

Answer 15

(v)

To give up as a right; to forgo.

• The town _waived_ a portion of property taxes for senior citizens.

(n)

waiver